Take your creations beyond the workshop and onto the stage with diy music instruments! Let us show you how these creations range from simple, basic setups that produce beautiful sounds to more complex projects that require a greater level of engineering knowledge. With these tutorials and examples, we’ll guide you on this journey to make your own musical instrument for experimental, artistic or everyday use – so whether you’re starting out new or a seasoned sound creator, come explore the wonderful world of making your own music.
Who said you can’t make square waves in the pool? MAKE Flickr Pool member Rob Cruickshank created this nifty waterproof Atari Punk Console, utilizing his own custom weatherproof potentiometer design. –Link Related: Atari Punk Console schematics – Link Atari Punk Console in a Light Bulb – Link
It really doesn’t get any more than simple than this, hook up a LED to some speakers, crank it up and watch the blinky – Link.
JMG writes in – Here it is, the first project that I designed and executed on my own. I’m thinking of calling it the Trinome, but that’s still up in the air. The monome is a gorgeous, minimalist, open-source light-and-button pad used primarily by musicians as a controller. The folks over at SparkFun Electronics, inspired […]
Here’s a neat gadget and cool idea for a (re)make, instead of tossing the iPod packaging, use it as a speaker! – Bird-Electron presents this one and only Recycling Speaker for iPod. The dimension is exactly the same as the plastic package for iPod Nano (1st & 2nd Gen.) and iPod Shuffle (2nd & 3rd […]
MAKE FLickr photo pool member recotana’s gorgeous homemade MIDID controller, check out the build photos! – Link.
Here’s my favorite talk from 243c “I can count every star in the heavens above but I have no heart I can’t fall in love…” presented by Johannes Grenzfurthner. The presentation shows all the uses of computer in music, our fears and our hopes. If you have time to watch, it’s definatley worth it – […]
Just in time for the end of football season comes the “Football Helmet Guitar”, a hybrid helmet and guitar that lets you rock out while catching a pass in the end zone. The guitar features interchangeable face masks so that you can match the color of your favorite team, a built in speaker, football shaped […]
